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Originally Posted by Placidus
More about why I like this image:
- There are great big giant whorls of SII bubbles or shock fronts about 2/3 of the way to the bottom of the image, and occupying much of the width. I've never seen those before, and they are new, interesting, and telling me something about the grand structure of the region.
- The high colour saturation, while trade-mark Andy, does seem to have some meaning here. There are structures that are almost totally different in their emission characteristics from other structures. An example is the large rose-like structure toward the top of the image. Again that is telling us something about the dynamics of the region.
I'm used to the idea that in Hubble palette, the shortest wavelengths in real life (here OIII) should be the bluest. That's a bit like driving on the left in Australia, just a helpful convention.
Overall, I really like the image because of what it is telling me about the region: as well as all the familiar bits, there are truly huge structures of relatively pure emission spectrum that I did not know about, which are different to other huge structures of different emission spectrum, and therefore different mechanism of creation, that I also did not know about.
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Wow! that's very cool - so glad you found those areas of interest Mike.
Sometimes a different view yields unexpected results.
That's the beauty of this hobby - we as amateurs can occasionally surprise one another with our efforts.
If we never step outside our comfort zones occasionally, we would all have very predictable experiences imo.
I really appreciate your in depth analysis
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Originally Posted by alistairsam
hi Andy,
That is a nice FOV and you've framed it well.
But apart from that I think its pushed a bit too hard, kind of harsh, especially the yellows and purples, but as you said its your play with aesthetics.
Would make for a great image with traditional LRGB or even the traditional NB palettes with that FOV and framing.
Cheers
Alistair
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I guess we'll have to agree to disagree regarding aesthetics Al, but that's why we all journey together on this venture and learn from the sum of our varied experiences.
Not every image we produce is going to be an APOD, not every image is going to please everyone - but at the same time, if we don't try something different, and push the envelope, and defy the established norms - we risk becoming a Borg-like assimilation of uniformity and predictability.
..and that's why we are well suited to being individuals
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Originally Posted by willik
Very nice image
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Cheers Willik - Thanks for your positive feedback
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
You are certainly showing all the structures there Andy. Very colourful and impactful in that colourful way and I think you achieved that.
Different, niiice.
Greg.
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Thanks Greg, as said above - this region has so much going on, maybe it needs a radical approach to do it justice
Folks, I really appreciate ALL your input & constructive critisicm - it's the only way to learn and grow as an image maker.
Hopefully some will benefit from this discussion and plot their own course in their AP - I for one am really enjoying the journey here on IIS and really appreciate everyone's honesty and taking the time to comment on this image.
Stick around folks, for who knows what will be the next amazing image posted on this forum by someone else trying something new.
Cheers everyone - clear skies to all
